Couple in Carnival Dress Relieving Themselves
Couple in Carnival Dress Relieving Themselves

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Couple in Carnival Dress Relieving Themselves,

after 1840

Paul Gavarni, French, 1804–1866
x1975-238
Like his contemporary Honoré Daumier, the satirical artist Paul Gavarni found tremendous success with lithographs published in popular newspapers such as La Caricature and Le Charivari. While Daumier focused on caricatures of the public and politics in contemporary life, Gavarni chose to depict intimate moments in the fashionable world of Parisian dance halls, carnivals, and cafés.

Information

Title
Couple in Carnival Dress Relieving Themselves
Dates

after 1840

Maker
Paul Gavarni
Medium
Gouache with red and black chalk
Dimensions
34.8 x 24.0 cm (13 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
x1975-238
Signatures
Monogram in red-brown chalk, lower left corner: G
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
black chalk, red chalk, gouache, wove paper
Subject
Carnival (pre-Lenten festival), urine, umbrellas, men, figures (representations), women

Pierre Balmain, New York.

Shepherd Gallery, New York;

Purchase by the Princeton University Art Museum

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